Nigerian man shares photo, narrates his experience with a 12-year-old orphan who hawks pure water

A Facebook user has just taken to his profile to share his experience with a 12-year-old orphan&comma; Emmanuel&period; According to Mitchell Udezueh&comma; he narrated how he met the young boy at mini mart buying half bag of pure water&period;

Uduezueh added that&comma; the boy left after his first purchase but came back to buy another half bag late at night and this got him worried&period;

At this point he decided to chat with Emmanuel who disclosed that his parents are dead but lives with a family relation&period; When asked if he had eaten all day&comma; he said he ate plantain in the morning and nothing else&period;

Udezueh said he bought the boy snacks and drink and told him to eat it before going home&period; His Facebook’s post reads&colon;

“Contributed by uzoegwu louis&period; He couldn't hold his tears&period; Who would blame him&comma; - For he's just a boy of about 12 years old&period; I have seen him before at this mini-mart&comma; where I sometimes chill briefly in the evening before I headed home&period; The first time I saw him&comma; he came to buy a bag and half of sachet water he hawks through the evening&period; And shortly after he left for the first sales&comma; he came back to purchase another bag and half after he must had finished the first set of hawking&period; I paid no attention to him at first&comma; maybe because he wasn't the only child coming back and forth to buy a bag of sachet water to hawk&period; It was just yesterday&comma; still in the same mini-mart&comma; that the same boy came to buy another set of sachet water as usual&period; He bought the first set and left to hawk&period; I paid no attention still&period; After about thirty to forty minutes later or thereabout&comma; he came back once more to buy another set&period; By then&comma; I was already prepared to take my leave&comma; and simultaneously&comma; the mini-mart keeper &lpar;my friend&rpar; had already begun to shut down for the day&comma; and If I'd recall succinctly&comma; the time was barely 10 minutes to eight &lpar;7&colon;50 pm&rpar;&period; This time&comma; I was alarmed when I saw him back for more&period; I pondered within myself - how can this boy still be outside at this time of the night&comma; and having returned to buy more&comma; I envisioned that before he sells out&comma; the time will elapse pass eight or to nine&period; I told my friend&comma; the mini-mart keeper&comma; - " I don't think any living parent will allow their ward outside&comma; at this time&comma; in a cold weather&comma; to come and be hawking 'pure water' at a busy Junction every evening&period;" Instantaneously&comma; I called the boy inside the mini-mart for some find outs&period; Considering time lateness and the boy's situation&comma; I had to break the conversation&comma; so i interjected&period; "Let him go&comma; return his change and let him have the money for another trip of hawking&period; Give him snacks and a can of Coca-Cola drink"&period; I directed my friend&period; As she handed the boy the snacks and a can of Coca-Cola&comma; I told him&period; Nna&comma; sit down somewhere and eat them&comma; once you are done&comma; complete your sales and head home&period; I will see you tomorrow&period; With his already filled basin of sachet water on his head and the snacks given to him&comma; he left&period; I took a picture of him while filling his basin&comma; I wanted to take a Picture of him when he was crying but I couldn't&period; I was emotional and I had thought to myself&comma;--"who does that&comma; taking a picture of an orphan child crying over his lost parents"&period; Since yesterday's night through this day&comma; I have continued to meditate on this boy and so many of his kind out there&comma; who are being used in the name of maid or house help to slave for their masters and guidances&period; My thoughts are with him and with many of them out there who are suffering due to one inexplicable&comma; unforeseen agony they found themselves in by fate&period; The shame is on those who uses a human being as a slave in the name of maid or house help&period; Soon&comma; the wrath of the most high&period; And to the rest of us reading this&comma; I hope we do more&period; This evening&comma; I hope to meet him again&comma; find out more about him&comma; and by every slightest means&comma; I will continue to do my best&period; Let’s live&period;”